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Title: Great Deal On New Z Batteries.
Post by: deluxe on November 05, 2006, 11:08:04 am

For most models, here is a sample "Buy it now" auction, check the sellers other products for a bunch more, most types:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Replacement-for-Sharp-...1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/Replacement-for-Sharp-Zaurus-SL-C3000-Battery-1700mAh_W0QQitemZ320045607340QQihZ011QQcategoryZ15034QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Hey, I really don't need the spare, but even I bought one!!
Not affiliated with seller etc etc.

Title: Great Deal On New Z Batteries.
Post by: chyang on November 05, 2006, 11:42:34 am

it seems to be a good deal. Would you like to verify whether it works on Cxx00? I previous found that some compatible batteries won't work on Cxx00 because of slightly different organization.

Title: Great Deal On New Z Batteries.
Post by: arzgi on November 06, 2006, 04:47:02 am

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it seems to be a good deal. Would you like to verify whether it works on Cxx00? I previous found that some compatible batteries won't work on Cxx00 because of slightly different organization.
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I'm currently using similar Cameron Sino battery. Has worked fine for months, after carving some plastic around the contacts.

Title: Great Deal On New Z Batteries.
Post by: masanga on November 12, 2006, 08:30:02 am

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See thread https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=21342 (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=21342)

I'm currently using similar Cameron Sino battery. Has worked fine for months, after carving some plastic around the contacts.
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I took the plunge and ordered one of these for my 3100, and sure enough it's fine once you carve a little bevel into the plastic edge below the contacts as Mark describes in the thread referred to above. Won't work unless you do.

Cameron Sino aren't an entirely unknown quantity; they do a wide range of replacement batteries, which generally seem to be of adequate but not brilliant quality. I've had one in my Palm T3 for a year and it's been ok, though length of charge has dropped off faster than it did with the original battery and I'll soon have to replace it again.

Nick.

Title: Great Deal On New Z Batteries.
Post by: deluxe on November 28, 2006, 05:33:56 pm

Just an update: Battery arrived in perfect shape, I did relieve the plastic near the terminals a bit, charged/discharged a couple of times, and it works as well/as long as the Sharp original battery side by side.

Title: Great Deal On New Z Batteries.
Post by: speculatrix on November 28, 2006, 05:38:41 pm

that's good to know, thanks! I think I too will get another for my 3100.  It's a real shame there's no third-party batteries for 6000

Title: Great Deal On New Z Batteries.
Post by: Drake01 on November 28, 2006, 05:46:43 pm

So, what's the difference between Lithium-Ion and Lithium-Polymer?  

I notice that the item depicted in the eBay advert is Li-Poly, whereas the original battery for the Z is Li-Ion.  It seems that different cell chemistries often have different charge / recharge performance.  Can I assume that the Li-Poly is a suitable replacement for the stock battery?

Title: Great Deal On New Z Batteries.
Post by: speculatrix on November 28, 2006, 05:53:15 pm

BTW, is there anyone in the UK who'd be interested in a battery and we could share the postage costs (assuming they'd cut a deal)?

--- I got an email back from them when I asked about batteries for 6000 and combining postage ---

Hello, My apologies for any inconvenience. Unfortunately we do not current have a compatible replacement product for the Zaurus 6000.

We do provide for combine shipping and offer a $2 shipping discount on each additional unit purchased. Shipipng cost for 2 units would be $6.98 which includes insurance. Thank you for your interest and best regards

Ghislaine

Title: Great Deal On New Z Batteries.
Post by: deluxe on November 29, 2006, 12:39:45 am

Well, I have no idea what the differences might be between Li-Poly and Li-Ion. I did do a test though: I have the $9 replacement battery which I discharged and fully charged through 3 cycles....and I have the original battery which runs fine in the Zaurus from new...and was also fully charged. I ran each with  a microdrive holding a video file, overclocked the cpu to 624, and had the brightness on max. Each ran for an hour on my kitchen microwave timer, one battery was 50% depleted, the other 48% (I forget which battery was just 2% better).
When the replacement battery was new it needed a few deep discharges and recharging to "condition" it fully, otherwise all was perfect.